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A descendant of the omicron variant could be more contagious than its predecessor and just as vaccine evasive, but Boston doctors continue to push people to get vaccinated. Scientists and health officials around the world are keeping their eyes on the newest strain of the coronavirus, which scientists call BA.2. It’s considered to be stealthier than the original version...

Top Boston doctors talk about next steps now that the omicron surge has peaked, the new omicron subvariant BA.2, variant-specific vaccines, natural immunity and masks in schools on NBC10 Boston’s weekly “COVID Q&A” series.

Earlier this week, Dr. Anthony Fauci said it’s too soon to tell whether the omicron variant of the coronavirus will bring an end to the pandemic. Top Boston doctors think it’s not even close. “We’re, I would say now, still a long way away from being able to say that we are at an endemic stage of COVID-19 because we still...

Prices are going up for pretty much everything due to inflation, but why are we experiencing it now? We go over the basics and history of inflation in America.

With one of Europe’s highest vaccination rates and its most pandemic-battered economies, the Spanish government is laying the groundwork for a new different COVID-19 playbook.

Top Boston doctors talk about new data on COVID hospitalizations, when we’ll reach endemic status and a study that shows a fourth vaccine dose doesn’t stop omicron on NBC10 Boston’s weekly “COVID Q&A” series.

Some of the compounds in cannabis may prevent the entry of the coronavirus into healthy human cells, according to a study published in the Journal of Nature Products.

If you own a movie theater, “Spider Man: No Way Home” was the holiday gift you were waiting for. As omicron spiked across the U.S., it still managed to net more than $1 billion worldwide, a major victory for any film but especially after a two-year slump. While not every holiday film was a hit this year, “Sing 2,” “The…

The pandemic has made the past two years especially tough for movie theaters. But once it’s over, will we still want to hit the box office to see a new flick, if we can just wait a few days and push play from the comfort of our homes? NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker spoke to two movie experts about how theaters...

Recent wastewater analysis from a variety of sources across the country indicates an unprecedented surge in infections at a time when millions of people are forced to reconsider travel and holiday plans.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is advising people to avoid traveling via cruise ships, regardless of vaccination status, due to the high risk of COVID infection onboard ships.

2022 needs to prove it will be better before I decide to better myself.

It’s been a long 2021 and it’s drawing to a close. Here’s a look back at some of the biggest local stories around Southern California from this past year.

Living through a pandemic for going on two years has prompted many of us to rethink our priorities and how we want to spend our time. NBCLX contributor Michelle Park explored how people are incorporating their new mindsets into their New Year’s resolutions. For some folks, 2022 is all about being their most authentic selves; for others, it’s about setting...

As the world navigated a second year of the pandemic, we saw renewed interest in mental health, sports and entertainment.

While restaurants in the U.S. and United Kingdom are open without restrictions and often bustling, they are entering their second winter of the coronavirus pandemic anxious about what’s ahead.

The omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to appear across the country, including right here in New England. Through Wednesday, only one case had been officially reported in Massachusetts by the state Department of Public Health. However, the city of Boston reported three cases of omicron on Wednesday, and the Boston Globe is reporting that as many as 15 cases have…

Dr. Paul Sax, a professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, joined NBC10 Boston Wednesday to talk concerns about the omicron COVID variant.

More than one-thirds of adults aged 45 and older feel lonely and nearly one-fourth of adults aged 65 and older are socially isolated, according to a 2020 report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. But increased rates of social isolation and feelings of loneliness did not start in 2020. This has been around long before the COVID-19…